U ROY - THE ORIGINATOR
LP (12"/10" Album)
Label: RADIATION ROOTS
Release date: 18/01/2018
Barcode: 8592735007475
Catalog no.: RROO0000322
Item ID: 454059
'The Originator' gathers some of the greatest tracks that U Roy
cut for Striker in 1976, voiced (as usually) at King Tubby's
studio over hot hits by Johnny Clarke, Cornell Campbell,
Gregory Isaacs, and others. 'King Tubby's Skank' celebrates
Tubby himself.
Also available: THE ORIGINATOR (CD).
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